Depressing. This used to be a beautiful and vibrant mall. Peoria used to be a vibrant and beautiful city.
@SGTDave
Жыл бұрын
Good memories. I think I still have a 1991 token from the arcade.
@chrislemaster2695
4 жыл бұрын
I live only 3.8 miles from here. DO you remember the famous Botulism case killed 4 people and injured 40 to 50 almost bankrupted the mall in 1983. The restaurant was the Skewer INN. My high school gym teacher was one of the survivors from this. She spoke about the hole ordeal in our heath case from start to end. The story took 3 days to tell. The hospitals in the area were so overwhelmed by this they had to air lift people to Moline Hospital. It was from tainted onions from a patty melt sandwich. The restaurant was closed by the heath department and the state. But the writing was on the wall Skewer Inn (Greek Restaurant) never recovered and had to file bankruptcy and the mall got named in the suit as well. It almost bankrupted and tarnished the reputation of the mall for at least 10 years. I thank it was located on the bottom floor where the Hardee's was at if I remember correctly. I lived at this mall as a 1980's kid. I remember we has a Musicland, Hardees, Montgomery Ward(RIP1997), Hallmark Gold Crown( RIP2016)Babbage's closed in the mid 1990's. The mall has been dead since the mid 2000's. Im a Peoria Il native born and raised here. This area had changed since 1995. Across the Street in Westlake Center used to have a movie theater that showed $1.00 movies all the time $1.00 soda and popcorn as well. It closed in 2004 when the shopping center was redone. The Westlake Cinemas was in-between the Humana and UPS Store. There also used to be a Long John Silver's Hardee's ( where Portillo's Sits now),Denny's( Where Arby's is Now), Tuffy (Muffler& Auto Repair) where Safe Lite Auto Glass is) When I-74 was redone they put in Exit 88 Sterling Avenue. for the mall traffic. Before that you had to go to Exit 89 get off on War Drive US 150 West and cross three lanes of traffic very dangerous and outdated any accidents and lives were lost at this intersection of Scenic Drive and War memorial Drive.
@mallaholicretailadventures
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. I'm too young to remember the health case despite living where we had both Chicago and Peoria media. I have more videos from down there coming. Great to have your insight on these videos. I've been to this mall a few times in the 90s and 2000s. One major memory is the distinct smell of the famous Barr fragrance section.
@rickc564
4 жыл бұрын
I remember the botulism story well. it got a friend of mine. took him nearly a year to recover from it. I also remember a orange julious upstairs near the now, Harley clothing shop. the mall is nothing like it was in the early 70s
@peoriavideosltd6822
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, Skewer Inn was on the lower level around the middle of the mall or thereabouts. There were only about 25-30 people who got sick, but really that is a pretty big number for a dangerous food poisoning case. Months later, the restaurant reopened but it didn't last very long - evidently no one wanted to eat there after the food poisoning scare! But for awhile they were even running commercials featuring prominent Peorians enjoying lunch there in an attempt to lure customers back. The only one I remember showed Bradley basketball coach Dick Versace dining with Washington IL Ford dealer John Bearce. I laughed; no way those guys even know each other! All for naught of course because the Skewer died not long afterward. Besides Musicland, there was another music shop - JR's Music - on the lower level nearly right underneath Musicland. So if you were trying to buy a specific tape or record (no CDs yet!), you could check one store and then the other just by going up or down the escalator. JR's usually had the better selection by the way.
@nikkireeexplores407
4 жыл бұрын
They have decent buisness there from the looks of it! I like the Christmas decorations.
@garaines
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video I worked at this mall for Montgomery Ward in the 1980's was transferred to Indianapolis and have never been back enjoyed seeing the changes!
@michaeldykstra4265
4 жыл бұрын
I used to get child clothes at Gymboree and Crazy 8, and buy cards at Hallmark. They were all nice stores. They`re all closed now but at least they were able to find tenants quickly.
@ieattofu68
2 жыл бұрын
The best quality time I ever had with my two youngest sisters was at the JCPenney at Northwoods Mall in the late 1980's, early 90's?
@kellygibs7149
4 жыл бұрын
Its gone now! Almost 6 stores are gone! I visit about a week ago and the smell of Weed over runs that mall! Nothing there but a Huge Game Room on the first floor !!! Peoria is a joke and the city officials that run that county are all about screwing people out of more money - More tax more money taken from people the roads are Horrible - its worse than a 3rd world country in that area! A lot of folks on Welfare but yet they drive Cadillac's and big cars.. Look at the parking lot - You don't see very many older cars - A lot of Meth and Weed Dealers in that area and the state turns an eye to it because it is REVENUE!!! Peoria needs to be investigated by the FBI - Very Fraudlent and malicious crooks run that area! When you government officials make over 125k a year, get their own vehicles and cry on television every night about their precious Pensions and deficit - where is all the money going ?!?! When you have people paying 5 - 6 - 7k a year in Taxes then 40 - 50.00 a Month for Rain Water, another 50 - 70 every 3 months for sewer, and then your water bill+33.00 surcharge costing around 60 - 75.00 a month for a basic family of 4 to have water in their homes! Then dont forget insurance because you are in a high crime high risk area. Where is all the money going ?! Peoria needs to have an Audit by the Federal Government - IL is known for being corrupt and sometimes peole like to blame Chicago without looking in their own backyard! Just 2 nights ago when I was visiting, the Stupid F...ckers running Peoria are going to retire a FireTruck , cut Critical Services, and defund the fire department just to obtain 2 Million dollars in loss due to the Corona virus.. Seriously - You would rather people have Weed, Free Welfare link Cards, and the f...ckers that dont work drive Nice Brand New Cars than worry about the services and the needs of people in teh city - This is why more and More people are leaving IL - I am SO THANKFUL for Leaving IL - it is a big shi..t hole!!!!!
@crazyfightz0088
3 жыл бұрын
Come back and get me I don’t like it here anymore🥺🥺
@rede254
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Peoria il and I love North woods mall and kroges
@brickit26
3 жыл бұрын
You love krogers?
@crazyfightz0088
3 жыл бұрын
@@brickit26 Peoria is ass I’m tryna get my mom to move to Texas or Cali
@NWIndianaElevators
2 жыл бұрын
Northwoods Mall is one strange mall. I got here at 10am to film The Room Place's elevator, however there was no actual elevator within the mall itself. The JCPenney store didn't opened up their store until 11, AND the elevator inside JCPenney doubles as the "mall" elevator.
@ProspectElevators
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, it seems like Kohan bought this mall back in August of 2022 so sadly with the way Kohan and other slumlord mall owners operate, this will definitely be a dead mall pretty soon
@mallaholicretailadventures
Жыл бұрын
That's not good
@ProspectElevators
Жыл бұрын
@@mallaholicretailadventures The mall had been on a decline for quite a while now but the recent Kohan acquisition news is probably the final nail in the coffin for this mall
@mallaholicretailadventures
Жыл бұрын
@@ProspectElevators yeah the retail scene in Peoria is not very good now. There's another Mall that's not doing well the shops at Grand Prairie. It didn't help on caterpillar moved their headquarters to Chicago and took a lot of the high paying jobs out of Peoria
@brianhoyt3780
4 жыл бұрын
I was there on Veterans day abd i noticed that there are still alot of stores in the mall with very few vacancies. There were not many people in the mall but that's hard to judge since it was veterans day and it was snowing outside.
@allenabel3471
3 жыл бұрын
You nissed a step in your intro. Before Famous Barr, there was Stix, Baer & Fuller
@mallaholicretailadventures
3 жыл бұрын
Not at this mall. There wasnt a stix
@noahvoris3637
4 жыл бұрын
I’d love a Dillard’s to come to the area! I know that is a stretch but I can’t think of any other department store that would come to Peoria.
@mallaholicretailadventures
4 жыл бұрын
Its logical. Theres 2 in the quad cities and all over Iowa. Dillards could capture the customers alienated by the closure of bergners.
@noahvoris3637
4 жыл бұрын
Mall Aholic Retail Channel YES! I think Dillard’s is skeptical to expand as sales are flattening. But they are doing much better then Macy’s and JcPenny! If they went into a new market like this it may be a good strategy.
@TeamMuppetz
4 жыл бұрын
It is actually coming where Sears is.
@noahvoris3637
4 жыл бұрын
Own Nameless ummm where did you see that?
@dvferyance
3 жыл бұрын
I am surprised they haven't come to Chicago. I thought when Carson's closed that opened the door for them to enter the Chicago market and take some of Carson's old stores.
@patoconnor4039
Жыл бұрын
HI 5 /3 BAKE WARRENVILLE NOT OPEN
@hagakuru
4 жыл бұрын
People in 15 years are going to look back at this video in amazement the way they do now at a video touring Blockbuster Video. The year 2035... "you guys actually spent hours walking around doing your shopping?!?"
@dvferyance
3 жыл бұрын
Oh come on there are still plenty of folks like me that still like shopping the traditional way. I rarely buy anything online and if I do never from Amazon.
@timbartschwolfman
4 жыл бұрын
Cool
@davewalker1070
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't been to Northwoods for bout 3 or 4 yrs.
@mallaholicretailadventures
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah just like other malls, its down to only penneys as an anchor. This was a good mall in its day. Needs a dillards
@Alaska-Jack
3 жыл бұрын
Not a whole lot of people there brother.
@jimnorton9085
2 жыл бұрын
This got be worst mall in usa. More like northhoods mall
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